Re: plpgsql function question - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Andreas Kretschmer
Subject Re: plpgsql function question
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Msg-id 20100404072903.GA7996@tux
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In response to plpgsql function question  (Scott Geller <sgellergsu@gmail.com>)
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Scott Geller <sgellergsu@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> I am learning plpgsql and am getting errors on this simple function:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test2(tab1 text, tab2 text )
>   RETURNS text AS
>   $$
>   BEGIN
>   EXECUTE 'create table ' || quote_ident(tab2) || ' as Select *  from ' ||
> quote_ident(tab1);
>     RETURN 'done';
>   END; $$
>   LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

Works for me, without errors:

test=# create table tab1(i int);
CREATE TABLE
Zeit: 0,850 ms
test=*# CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test2(tab1 text, tab2 text )
  RETURNS text AS
  $$
  BEGIN
  EXECUTE 'create table ' || quote_ident(tab2) || ' as Select *  from ' || quote_ident(tab1);
    RETURN 'done';
  END; $$
  LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;
CREATE FUNCTION
Zeit: 0,472 ms
test=*# select * from test2('tab1','tab2');
 test2
-------
 done
(1 Zeile)

Zeit: 1,844 ms


Please show the error you got.



Andreas
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